I am sadly far behind in maintaining this. Here are some updates. I'm absolutely certain that I am missing some.
- Donald Runnicles leaves the Deutsche Oper Berlin at the end of 2025-26.
- Donald Runnicles takes up the Dresden Philharmonic at the beginning of 2025-26. He succeeds Marek Janowski.
- Christian Thielemann succeeds Daniel Barenboim at the Berlin State Opera.
- Daniele Gatti succeeds Christian Thielemann at the Dresden Staatskapelle in mid-2024. (Note: he lost a job earlier in this century owing to accusations of sexual misconduct.)
- Krzysztof Urbański becomes chief conductor of the Bern Symphony Orchestra at the beginning of the 2024-25 season.
- Eric Jacobsen is now music director of the Virginia Symphony.
- Long Yu is now the music director of the Shanghai Symphony.
- David Robertson appointed creative partner of Utah Opera / Utah Symphony, for three-year period starting in 2023-24.
- Kwame Ryan appointed music director of the Charlotte Symphony Orchestra as of the 2024-25 season.
- Philippe Auguin is conductor-in-residence of the Greek National Opera Stavros Niarchos Cultural Center.
- Giancarlo Guerrero to leave the Nashville Symphony at the end of the 2024-25 season.
- Gustavo Dudamel resigned from the Paris Opera after only two years.
Open positions:
- Paris Opera is currently without a music director.
- Nashville Symphony, when Giancarlo Guerrero leaves.
- Deutsche Oper Berlin, when Donald Runnicles leaves.
- Hallé Orchestra, when Mark Elder leaves.
- Rottedam Philharmonic, when Lahav Shani leaves.
- Los Angeles Philharmonic, as of 2026-27, when Gustavo Dudamel leaves for NY.
- Indianapolis Symphony, where Jun Märkel is artistic advisor.
- Sarasota Orchestra, following the death of Bramwell Tovey.
- Seattle Symphony, following Thomas Dausgaard's abrupt departure in January, 2022.
- Chicago Symphony Orchestra, where Riccardo Muti left at the end of 2022-23.
- Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra: open in 2024 when Louis Langree steps down.
- Hong Kong Philharmonic, when Jaap van Zweden leaves in 2024.
- Oakland Symphony, owing to the death of Michael Morgan in August, 2021.
- Teatro Regio Turin: Open now with departure of Gianandrea Noseda. The Teatro Regio has not named a new music director.
- Minnesota Opera: Michael Christie has left. MO has not named a new music director.
- Marin Symphony, at the end of 2022-23.
- Vienna Staatsoper, when Philippe Jordan leaves at the end of 2025.
Conductors looking for jobs (that is, as of the near future, or now, they do not have a posting). The big mystery, to me, is why an orchestra hasn't snapped up Susanna Mälkki. Slightly lesser mystery: Henrik Nanasi, whose superb Cosi fan tutte is still lingering in my ears.
- Osmo Vänskä
- Susanna Mälkki, who left the Helsinki Philharmonic at the end of 2022-23.
- MGT (apparently does not want a full-time job, as of early 2022)
- Miguel Harth-Bedoya (seems settled in at Baylor)
- Lionel Bringuier
- Sian Edwards
- Ingo Metzmacher
- Jac van Steen
- Mark Wigglesworth
- Peter Oundjian
- Ilan Volkov
- Aleksandr Markovic
- Lothar Koenigs
- Henrik Nanasi
- Philippe Jordan, eventually
And closed:
- Update and correction: San Francisco Chamber Orchestra was unable to hire Cosette Justo Valdés. Instead, Jory Fankuchen, a violinist in the orchestra, has been named Principal Conductor and will lead this season's programs.
- Shanghai Symphony, with the appointment of Long Yu.
- Virginia Symphony, with the appointment of Eric Jacobsen.
- Bern Symphony, with the appointment of Krzysztof Urbański.
- Berlin State Opera, with the appointment of Christian Thielemann.
- Dresden Philharmonic, with the appointment of Donald Runnicles.
- New York Philharmonic, with the appointment of Gustavo Dudamel. Note that Jaap van Zweden leaves in 2024 and there will be a two-season gap until Dudamel arrives.
- Helsinki Philharmonic: Jukka-Pekka Saraste to succeed Susanna Mälkki.
- Staatskapelle Dresden, with the appointment of Daniele Gatti.
- Seoul Philharmonic appoints Jaap van Zweden.
- Royal Opera appoints Jakub Hrůša to succeed Antonio Pappano in September, 2025.
Previously: Musical Chairs of the Past
Great work, Lisa. Thanks!
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